Twin Rocks Trading Post & Cafe is generously teaming up with BARC to host a fundraiser brunch Saturday, January 14, 2023 from 8 am to noon at Twin Rocks Cafe in Bluff, UT. Breakfast will be served by volunteers from the Fort. A big thanks to Cisco for donating food!

ONE TRANSPORT
It all began with a phone call from Amber (intake coordinator for Underdog). She told me that Lorinda, who works in Monument Valley, would be bringing me a mom dog with 4 puppies tomorrow and asked if I could transport them to Moab. Later that same day I got a call from Daylene (10 miles south of Bluff) telling me that a mom dog at her house had delivered 11 puppies the night before. She had them inside her house because it was freezing at night. She asked me to come get them since she couldn’t keep them inside her house. I drove there, picked them up, and put them in my garage with a heater.

Later that same day, Amber called back and suggested that I also bring the 8 puppies from Red Mesa who were now 10 weeks old and had been living in Heather’s living room inside a puppy pen since birth. I called Heather to tell her I would be coming tomorrow to pick up her pups. She informed me that another mom dog had delivered 5 new puppies in a dog house in her back yard the night before (nighttime low of 18 degrees).

I called Amber back.

“Better bring them too”, she said.

​So early the next day I drove to Red Mesa to pick up 8 ten week old puppies, the mom with 5 one day old puppies and then back to Bluff to await the arrival of Lorinda with the mom and 4 puppies. I then called Paul to help me load the mom and 11 puppies from my garage. All 31 dogs made it to Moab where beds and pens were waiting for me.

There were 6 other transports in December carrying 12 more puppies, a mauled male from Monument Valley and 5 other strays. Foster care has continued with help from Janna and Steve Simpson, Dudley Beck and Glen Renner, Bessie Pelt, Heather Jemmott, Al Gerecke and Kathy Smith, and Daylene Redhorse. There is no more room in Bluff. We travelled 935 miles to deliver 825 pounds of dog food and 5 cases of canned dog food. 510 pounds of this dog food was donated by Underdog.

If you can help, please donate to BARC at PO Box 462, Bluff, Ut 84512. Thank You, Dudley Beck

AAAW ______! It happened again! A friendly but shy adult blue heeler was hit by a car on December 5th at nearly the same place as the last dog, Foxie. Melanie had been feeding him for two weeks but was unable to touch him.

Paul and I found him under a bush at the Bluff Gardens. He was scared. We were afraid he would bite us when we tried to pick him up.We tried to get a blanket near him which scared him further. He wanted to get away which he was able to do on three legs and a few hops. This allowed us to throw a blanket over him and make a sling to lift him into the truck and take him to Greg at Dusty Paws. Greg gave him a sedation shot in the truck. Twenty minutes later, we were able to use the sling to get him into the clinic where he spent the night.

The next day, I drove him to Blanding for a rendezvous with Amber from Underdog, who transported him the rest of the way to Moab for X-rays and further treatment. We plan to live trap the other small dog that has been running with the heeler. If we catch it, we still have nowhere to put it except in my garage in a small cage.

We need another foster! We need UDOT to put up animal crossing and “SLOW DOWN” signs!

Jana and Steve, and Dudley and Glen continue to provide foster care in Bluff. Paula Maryboy, Bessie Pelt, and Heather Jemmott continue to provide foster care on the Rez. This past month, we managed to get Heather’s male neutered but not before he fostered a new litter of 7 puppies, which are now six weeks old. We have delivered 650 pounds of dry dog food and 6 cases of canned dog food, traveling 100 miles. We have spayed one, neutered two, and adopted two puppies.

BARC first wants to send a special thanks to Tim Hamilton’s pottery, Dudley’s honey, Terry Tice, and Transitions for the generous donations at the Art Festival, and to the Bluff community for the $800.00 from the yard sale organized by Ceil McDermott.Thanks also for the donation canisters: $59.00 from K and C, $248.00 from the Twin Rocks Trading Post, and $44.25 from the Twin Rocks Cafe.
This month’s summary has a great rescue story. Read on.
On Saturday, October 29th at 6 pm, just as I was sitting down to dinner with friends at Comb Ridge Eat and Drink, I received a text from Underdog that Dee Caswell and friends from Denver, while hiking the Sand Hill petroglyph trail, had heard and seen a dog “stuck” in a crack 20 feet above the petroglyphs.
As it turned out, these people were also eating dinner in another room at the Eat and Drink. After receiving further details about a whimpering dog, along with a cell phone picture of this dog in a brushy crack, I contacted Vaughn about a possible climber who might assist the next day (temperatures predicted below freezing at night). Vaughn suggested Brandt Hart.
The next day, Sunday, Brandt, Anna, Lander and I walked up the dune. We did not hear or see the dog guessing that it had somehow escaped. On Monday, I walked up the dune again with binoculars , but still failed to hear or see the dog. Later that day, Hoyt, working at a building site nearby, reported that he had heard barking from that direction. It was now three days at least with no food or water and freezing nighttime temperatures. Meanwhile, not giving up hope, Brandt contacted a fellow river ranger, Chad Niehaus to patrol the area. On Tuesday morning they hiked up the stock trail west of the petroglyphs and spotted a very skinny dog below Tank Mesa. Check out the video of Chad ,hauling the dog up a steep crack in the sandstone. ​

“Tank” now lives happily in my side yard. Thank you, Dee for reporting the sighting of this dog. Thank you Chad and Brandt for not giving up hope.
Fosters this month include Al Gerecke and Kathy Smith, Dudley and Glen, and Steve and Janna Simpson. BARC picked up three new strays after the Art Festival. We are again without space to house any stray dogs unless someone else steps up to help. If you have a secure fenced yard, perhaps you could let BARC use your space during times when you are out of town. We could set up a plan where one of the foster spaces is kept vacant so we could move any dogs from your fenced in space out prior to your return. If willing to help BARC in this way, contact Dudley. This would be a great help for dealing with the next drop off, and you know there will be another drop off soon. With help from other community members, we can continue our work.
This past month, we have paid for neutering of one dog and spaying of another. We have vaccinated 6. We have driven 300 miles to deliver 835 pounds of dog food ( 700 pounds donated by Underdog), one case of canned dog food, and 95 pounds of cat food.
Dusty Paws now reserves one day at his clinic during the first week back in town for spay, neuters and vaccinations of BARC animals in foster care awaiting transfer to Underdog or other adoption sites.
Thank you everyone for your donations to BARC. 

The overflow in all regional rescue programs in the tristate area has required longer periods of foster care and many more requests for Dog food.
Al Gerecke has been added to our foster group. He fed 4 dogs at sand island for two weeks but was unable to catch them. We were finally able to live trap them( 3 at one time!), spay/neuter at Dusty Paws and move to a temporary 12 foot by 12 foot holding area behind Al’s where he continues to foster. Janna and Steve Simpson continue to foster 4 adorable puppies from Monument Valley. A mom and two 6 month old juveniles from Red Valley south of Shiprock had to be moved from Janna’s when they failed get along with the 4 from Monument Valley. Off they went to Glen and Dudley’s side yard-very friendly.
While we have rescued only 9 dogs this month, we had a rather dramatic rescue of a dog hit by a car in Montezuma Creek. The dog’s back legs were paralyzed and it had to be dragged out from under a trailer, transported to Underdog in Blanding, and then to a vet in Moab, where recovery is guarded but possible.
​Dusty Paws has provided 5 dog spay/neuters and 3 cat spay/neuters. We’ve made 18 trips this month to Cortez, Moab, Shiprock, Red Mesa and Montezuma Creek areas, traveling 1020 miles and delivering 1586 pounds of dog food (900 pounds donated by Underdog) plus 1 case of canned food.
What more can I say? BARC desperately needs donations to pay for more dog food. ARF! ARF!

Four fosters have helped BARC get through another month. Steve and Janna Simpson have fostered a nursing mom dog and 6 puppies for the entire month and 4 four week old puppies that were dropped off in Monument Valley June 23rd.
Heather Jemmott, from Red Mesa, has fostered 3 adults for the entire month. “They just show up at my house and don”t leave”.
Priscilla Sagg has been fostering 2 nursing mom dogs and 11 puppies since June 23 also.
Andora Holly has fostered a mom dog, a six month old and a three month old. All now now fully vaccinated and the mom spayed.
BARC paid for two spays at Dusty Paws and provided 21 vaccinations. We drove 320 miles to deliver 757 pounds of dog food, along with three cases of canned food and two cans of powdered puppy milk. We transported 13 dogs to Underdog in Moab and adopted 1 puppy from Janna”s puppy pen.
Funds are needed. Our dog food supply is dwindling. Please donate if you can. Donations are tax deductible.

BARC supports foster care. That is all we do, now that”kennel” locations have been eliminated in the Town of Bluff. But foster support is huge and sorely needed. This month, we supported 9 different fosters, providing dry dog food &/or canned dog food for nursing moms.
Through these efforts, we have helped rescue 18 puppies, 4 nursing moms, and 3 adult females. We have vaccinated 13 dogs, paid for two spays, provided three cases of canned dog food, 300 pounds of dry dog food and driven 340 miles.
Due to high demand, Underdog in Moab has not been able to accept transfers at all, or has had to place our rescues on a long waiting list. Cortez , Durango, and Farmington shelters have told us they will only accept local animals.
Timing of incoming demands and outgoing placement is the critical issue.
If you pick up a stray dog in Bluff, you are the foster for an indefinite time. We will continue to support you with dog food and a temporary holding pen if available.
Our deep appreciation goes out to Steve and Janna Simpson and Heather Jemmott of Red Mesa Chapter area for their continued care and feeding of strays that end up on their doorstep.
Please contact BARC (435-979-2079) if you are able to provide temporary foster care, even if only for a week or two at a time. Donations are needed to pay for food and veterinary care. 

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Final amendments for kennel location options are still pending from Planning and Zoning Commission.

In the meantime, foster care has been provided by BARC staff and the Simpson’s at the Simpson’s fenced in yard. During this month, 6 females, 6 males and 5 puppies have been rescued. The longest distance for pick up was 120 miles at Sheep Springs , New Mexico, where a spay/neuter clinic was held. Underdog had more surrenders from that clinic than they had room for. They called me to foster a mom dog with 5 four week old puppies. In addition, 2 strays were rescued by Georgianna at 3 am near her yard. Another stray was dropped off by a tourist who visited the Sand Island dog magnet on their way to Grand Junction.

We delivered and used 390 pounds of dog food, along with 2 cases of canned dog food, and travelled 740 miles to pick up animals and deliver dog food.

​The highlight this month has been watching this great mom dog nurse her 5 puppies.

A new permanent kennel site is still in limbo. Options will be presented by Planning and Zoning soon. Then we would need a lease and a land use clearance, including access.
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Meanwhile, we continue using help from temporary fosters: Cookie Powell, Elizabeth Warren, Paula Allen, and Janna and Steve Simpson. Guymon property south of town may be an option, but access and distance are issues.

We have rescued five adult dogs and 19 puppies, providing 6 transports and delivering 280 pounds of dog food, while traveling 645 miles. We have adopted 3 dogs and vaccinated 25.

Temporary short term fosters are always needed. We can place an igloo and a 4X6X8 kennel in your yard if you would be willing to join our foster program for a short period of time. Call Dudley - 435-979-2079. Our revenue exceeds expenses this month due to many generous donations.